Business Wellbeing Focus Group
Help us to understand what wellbeing support Lancashire Businesses need post covid.
Workplace wellbeing is of huge importance to businesses. Failing to acknowledge this can have a large detriment to your organisation, with poor mental health costing businesses over £42 billion per year across the UK. In Lancashire, 22.3% of working-age residents within Lancashire are economically inactive, which is 2.4% higher than the national average, and nearly a third of those people are on long term-sick. This high number of inactive residents is putting a great strain upon our health services and the Lancashire economy.
To tackle these concerning issues, funding was secured by Active Lancashire to develop the Business Health Matters programme. Lancashire Mind support this programme along with the University of Central Lancashire and ukactive. The not-for-profit programme offers a suite of solutions for local businesses such as health checks, free workplace wellbeing champion training, and wellbeing services.
By providing businesses the tools and support to improve the physical and mental health of their staff, the Business Health Matters programme aims to reduce the number of employees out of work due to health conditions and make Lancashire a healthier, happier place to live and work.
At Lancashire mind we believe when coming up with ways to solve problems, its important that we work alongside the people who need our help, giving them the time and opportunity to help shape our services ensuring they are fit for purpose.
That is why we are seeking representatives from Lancashire Businesses to join our Workplace Wellbeing focus group session and participants will receive a wellbeing freebie to help their organisation as a thank you for taking part (see below for more details).
Business Wellbeing Focus Group FAQ
Who should attend?
We would like to hear from a wide range of business sizes (sole-traders to large corporates). Business owners, decision makers and senior HR staff with knowledge of the challenges faced by the business are suitable representatives to attend the focus group. A maximum of 2 representatives can attend from each organisation.
What will be expected of me?
You will be asked to complete a short pre-session survey which will capture the demographic data we need to support the analysis of our research and you will then attend one focus group session.
When & Where?
Focus groups will be held virtually and we are offering 2 options for how you can take part:
Option 1 - Full group session with other businesses
- Tuesday 20th September
- 2 hours (time tbc)
- Held virtually via Webex Meeting, a GDPR compliant platform.
Option 2 - An individual 1-2-1 session
- Thursday 22nd September
- 45 minutes
- Held virtually via MS Teams
- Limited number available
Why should I get involved?
We recognize your time is precious and whilst helping to shape the future support Lancashire Mind offers to Workplaces is important, we are also offering you the choice of one of the following incentives for taking part.
- Mental Health First Aid open access course (2 places)
- 10% discount on any Lancashire Mind training product (valid 12 months)
- 5x free health checks (provided through Business Health Matters)
Please complete our quick registration form
Have questions or need more information? Please contact our Workplace Wellbeing and Training Team who will be happy to help with your enquiry.
Email the Workplace Wellbeing & Training Team